Achilles Liarmakopoulos
Achilles Liarmakopoulos (born 29 August 1985) is a Greek trombonist. He has been a member of the Canadian Brass since 2011.
Achilles Liarmakopoulos | |
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| Born | 29 August 1985 Athens, Greece |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, trombone professor |
| Instrument(s) | Trombone |
Early life and education edit
Born in Athens, Greece, Liarmakopoulos started trombone lessons at the Philippos Nakas Conservatory, graduating with Excellent Unanimous and first prize.[citation needed] At the age of 18, Liarmakopoulos performed as a soloist at the Walt Disney Hall as the Grand Prize Winner of the Pasadena Showcase House Instrumental Competition, judged by members of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.[1]
Liarmakopoulos holds degrees from the Yale School of Music, the Curtis Institute of Music (class of 2008),[2] the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and the Philippos Nakas Conservatory in his hometown of Athens, Greece.[3] His studies have been supported by merit-based scholarships, Bok Foundation and Milton L. Rock Annual Fellowships and scholarships from the Henry and Lucy Moses Fund, Alexandros S. Onassis Foundation, and the Greek State Scholarship Foundation. Yale University awarded him the Philip Francis Nelson Prize for outstanding musicianship.[citation needed]
Career edit
In December 2010, Liarmakopoulos won the position of principal trombone of the Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra, where he played for one season before joining the Canadian Brass. He has also performed with the Malaysian Philharmonic, Jacksonville Symphony, and European Union Youth Orchestra.[3]
In April 2011, he was invited to audition for the Canadian Brass, and since then, he has been their trombonist, touring with the group all over the world.
Liarmakopoulos has received awards in the Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe and the 2nd Christian Lindberg International Trombone competition.[citation needed]
His debut solo album, Ástor Piazzolla: Tango Distinto was released by Naxos Records in 2011. It is the first full album to feature Astor Piazzolla's music on solo trombone.[4]
In 2013, Liarmakopoulos released his second solo album titled Discoveries [5] with new works for trombone and piano, collaborating with piano soloist Amy J. Yang.[6]
In January 2013, Liarmakopoulos was invited to play with the Oregon-based genre-bending ensemble Pink Martini. Since then, he has performed with them regularly all over the world.[3]
Liarmakopoulos' third album Trombone Atrevido[7] with choro music from Brazil was released in July 2015 on the ODEG label. The album was produced by guitarist Spiros Exaras and mastered by Bernie Grundman at the Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios-Los Angeles, CA.[8]
In 2017, he released his fourth solo album titled Ethereal.[9][10][11] The album features six brand new compositions and five arrangements with an exceptional roster of musicians from all over the world, including Fernando Suarez Paz from Astor Piazzolla's legendary Tango Quintet.[12]
Liarmakopoulos is an adjunct trombone professor at Brooklyn College in New York City.[13][14]
In 2018, he formed Cuatrombon[15] with Jorge Glem on cuatro, Manuel Rangel on maracas, and Bam Bam Rodriguez on bass. Together they released three singles of Venezuelan music and, in 2020, an album entitled "Volar."
Premieres edit
Liarmakopoulos is a supporter of new music and new works for trombone, and has premiered a number of pieces by new composers. Four Trombone concertos and several chamber pieces have been written specifically for him . He premiered Dream (for trombone solo, string orchestra and harp) by Andrew Cadima at the Curtis Institute of Music in May 2008.[16]
Dedicated works edit
- Anaklasis - Vagelis Simsiris (1998)
- Concerto for Trombone - John Ellis
- Dream - Concerto for Trombone and Strings - Andrew Cadima (2008)
- Opening of the 2nd Gate - Concerto for Trombone - Joowan Kim (2008)
- Indigo for Trombone and Piano - John Ellis (2009)
- Tango Paradiso for Trombone and piano - John Ellis (2009)
- The bounds of Spring - Taylor Roland (2010)
- Ypopsia - Andrew Cadima (2010)
- Chinese suite - Hua Yang (2010)
- Krakatoa for Trombone and Marimba - Stephen Feigenbaum (2010)
- Concertino for Trombone and Strings - Dinos Costantinides (2012)
- Chorinho do sol - Spiros Exaras (2014)[17]
- Distance for Trombone and Trombone Choir - Andrew Cadima (2015)
- Sleepwalker for Trombone and harp - Andrew Cadima (2016)[18]
- Trombonsillo for Trombone and piano - Carolina Calvache (2016)[19]
- Oscuro Silencio - Gabriel Senanes (2017)
- Nostos for trombone and harp - Spiros Exaras (2017)
- Tango y Milonga - Pablo Estigarribia (2018) [20]
- In memoriam Theodore Antoniou for trombone and harp - Michalis Andronikou (2019)
- Endlessness for solo trombone - Brandon Ridenour (2019)
- The Dwarf Planets[21] - Spiros Exaras (2020)
- Dance of Tears - Spiros Exaras (2021)
- Kitrino - Nikos Kypourgos (2022)
- Three Secrets of the Rain - Spiros Exaras (2022)
Competitions and awards edit
- Second Christian Lindberg International Solo Competition: Second Prize[22]
- International Trombone Festival Robert Marsteller/Conn-Selmer Competition: Winner[23][citation needed]
- International Trombone Festival Solo Competition: Winner[24][citation needed]
- International Trombone Festival Larry Wiehe Competition: Winner[25][citation needed]
- San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concerto Competition: Winner[26]
- Pasadena Showcase House Instrumental Competition: Grand-prize winner[27]
- 2010 Yale School of Music Woolsey Hall Concerto Competition: Honorable Mention[28]
Discography edit
Solo edit
- Tango Distinto – Astor Piazzolla (2011, Naxos Records)[29]
- Discoveries – New works for trombone and piano (2014, ODEG)[30]
- Trombone Atrevido - Choro music from Brazil (2015, ODEG)[31]
- Ethereal - (2017, AL)
- Obvious - with harpist Coline-Marie Orliac - (2018, AL)[32][33]
- Volar - with Cuatrombón - (2020, AL)
EPs edit
- Chorinho a Tres - with Samuel Adams & Ian O'Sullivan (2009)[34]
- Tango y Milonga - with Pablo Estigarribia (2019) [35]
- Apasionado - with Jaime Henao (2022) [36]
Singles edit
- Distance - with The University of Oklahoma Trombone Choir under the direction of Irvin Wagner - Andrew Cadima [37] - 2020
- Transitions - with Andreas Rolandos Theodorou - composed by Carolina Calvache (2020)
- Milonga en Re - Astor Piazzolla [38] (2011)
- Color Perfume - Fervorchestra conducted by Gabriel Senanes [39][40] (2019)
- Teu Aniversario - Pixinguinha [41] (2019)
- Ahora - with Manuel Rangel [42] (2019)
- Chorando em Sao Paolo - with Vitor Goncalvez & Sergio Krakowksi [42]
- Transitions - with Andreas Rolandos Theodorou - composed by Carolina Calvache (2020)[43]
- I will never forget - composed and performed along Spiros Exaras (2019)
- Christmas Fantasy - Spiros Exaras (2020)
- In Memoriam Theodore Antoniou (2021)
- La Flambée Montalbanaise - with Cordeone (2021)[44]
- Red Moon of Love - Dimitris Gouzios - with Kostas Avgerinos (2022) [45]
- Elegie - Max Peters - with Krista Malerba (2022) [46]
- A Nuvem Triste - Alexandros Livitsanos - with Kahlo Quartet [47][48]
With the Canadian Brass edit
- Canadian Brass Takes Flight (2011)
- Brass Romance (2012, single)
- Carnaval (Robert Schumann's Kinderszenen and Carnaval) (2013)
- Christmas Time is Here (2013)
- Great Wall of China (2014)[49]
- Perfect Landing (2015)[50]
- Volks Lieder - Canadian Brass with the Hannover Boy Choir (2019) [51]
Notes edit
Footnotes edit
- ^ "Achilles Liarmakopoulos | A Trombone Journey: from Tango nuevo to Choros".
- ^ . Curtis School of Music. Archived from the original on December 10, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ a b c "Biography". Achillestrombone.com.
- ^ . Archived from the original on January 21, 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-03.
- ^ "Discoveries - Achilles Liarmakopoulos, trombone and Amy J. Yang, Piano CD". Canadian Brass Store. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ "Amy Yang, pianist - Official Site". www.amyjyang.com. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ "Achilles Liaramakopolous / Trombone Atrevido / Linus Entertainment". linus.labelstore.ca. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ^ "Bernie Grundman Credits - ARTISTdirect Music". www.artistdirect.com. Retrieved 2016-01-26.
- ^ "Ethereal | Achilles Liarmakopoulos". Opening Day Entertainment Group. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ Gama, Raul da (2017-07-01). "Achilles Liarmakopoulos Presents: Ethereal". World Music Report. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ "Ethereal | Achilles Liarmakopoulos". Opening Day Entertainment Group. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ Gama, Raul da (2017-07-01). "Achilles Liarmakopoulos Presents: Ethereal - World Music Report". World Music Report. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
- ^ "Achilles Liarmakopoulos". www.brooklyn.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ "Achilles Liarmakopoulos". www.brooklyn.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ achillestrombone (2018-05-09), 1. El Rezongón - Merengue Venezolano - LIVE - Cuatrombon!, retrieved 2018-10-07
- ^ . Archived from the original on February 8, 2012.
- ^ others, The Zen Cart™ Team and; Mail, Strings By; Mail, Strings By. "Exaras | Chorinho Do Sol by Spiros Exaras for Trombone and Guitar". Strings By Mail. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ "Sleepwalker". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ ""Trombonsillo" PDF Score for Tenor Trombone". carolinacalvache. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Pablo Estigarribia's website". Pablo Estigarribia's website. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ^ "Spiros Exaras Music". spirosexaras.com. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ Curtis Brass.com :: Recent News February 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Robert Marsteller Tenor Trombone Competition". International Trombone Association. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Gilberto Gagliardi Tenor Trombone Competition". International Trombone Association. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ "Larry Wiehe Tenor Trombone Competition". International Trombone Association. 8 December 2015. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ (PDF). www.sfcm.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 23, 2007.
- ^ "Instrumental Competition". Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ "Winners of the 2010 Woolsy Hall Concerto Competition Announced". Music at Yale. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ "PIAZZOLLA, A.: Tango Distinto (Liarmakopoulos) - 8.572596". Naxos.com. 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ . Amoeba.com. September 25, 2018. Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved October 8, 2018.
- ^ . Opening Day Entertainment Group. Archived from the original on February 5, 2016. Retrieved January 24, 2016.
- ^ Obvious, retrieved 2020-06-25
- ^ Gama, Raul da (2018-03-18). "Achilles Liarmakopoulos & Coline-Marie Orliac · Obvious". World Music Report. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "Chorinho a Três". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ "Tango & Milonga, by Pablo Estigarribia and Achilles Liarmakopoulos". Pablo Estigarribia. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ Apasionado - New Album - Jaime Henao & Achilles Liarmakopoulos - Cali Colombia, 2022, retrieved 2022-11-15
- ^ Cadima, Andrew. Dream : for trombone, strings, and harp (2007/2008). OCLC 862743080.
- ^ "Milonga en Re". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ Color Perfume, retrieved 2020-06-25
- ^ "Color Perfume". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "Achilles Liarmakopoulos - "Teu Aniversario" Single Track mp3 Digital Download". Canadian Brass Store. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ a b "Ahora". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
- ^ "Transitions". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ La Flambée Montalbanaise, 2021-11-09, retrieved 2022-11-15
- ^ Red Moon of Love, 2022-05-18, retrieved 2022-11-15
- ^ Elegie, 2022-06-27, retrieved 2022-11-15
- ^ "Alexandros Livitsanos on Apple Music". AppleMusic. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ A Nuvem Triste, retrieved 2022-11-15
- ^ "New Album Release! GREAT WALL OF CHINA". Canadian Brass. 2014-11-08. from the original on 2015-02-03. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
- ^ "Perfect Landing Canadian Brass CD". Canadianbrassstore.com. Retrieved 2018-10-08.
- ^ "Volkslieder". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2020-11-19.